What 1,983 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Chrysler 200

ABOUT DEC. 20, 2019 I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH OF MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 WHEN I STARTED IT. I WENT TO A MECHANIC TO FIX IT; BUT HE DIDN'T DO THAT KIND OF WORK AND RECOMMENDED ANOTHER MECHANIC IN A NEARBY TOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY (FEB. 17, 2020). THE TROUBLE-CODE WAS: B0020-13. HE CALLED TO GET THE REQUIRED PARTS, AND WAS QUOTED $1,074.00 PLUS 7% TAX AND LABOR OF $100.00. HE LOOKED ON COMPUTER AND FOUND THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE SEAT-SENSOR-HARNESS SHOULD BE CALIBRATED TOGETHER. IN OTHER WORDS, THE PRICE DOUBLES TO $2.500.00 FOR BOTH SEAT-SENSOR-HARNASSES! IT IS A "SAFETY ISSUE" THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS OLD (THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS APRIL 2015). WE LOOKED-UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND RECALL # 16V114000 WHICH STATES THAT IF ONE SEAT HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THEN, BOTH MUST BE REPLACED AND CALIBRATED AS A SINGLE UNIT, THEREBY DOUBLING THE COST! I CALLED CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403 WITH MY VIN NUMBER AND SHE SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED (ACTUALLY, THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO ONLY 78 VEHICLES). BUT AFTER TELLING HER THAT IT WAS A "SAFETY ISSUE" THAT I COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR, SHE GAVE ME A "GOODWILL ASSISTANCE CASE NUMBER". I WAS TOLD THAT THEY "MIGHT" HELP; AND TO CALL MY CHRYSLER DEALER AND GIVE THAT NUMBER TO THEM. I DID SO AND THEY SAID THEY WILL CALL ME 'SOON'. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.. THEY DON'T LIKE TO TELL YOU MUCH; BUT I'M HOPING TO HAVE IT FIXED QUICKLY, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT MIGHT DISABLE, OR KILL, ME! THANK YOU!

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MY CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS ONLY CAME OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE DRIVER SIDE NOT THE FRONT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS CAME OUT AT THE FRONT OF THE DASH BOARD

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THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS. IT WAS BOUGHT USED FROM DRIVETIME IN DULUTH GEORGIA. I WAS TOLD BY NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO TOUCH WHEN I TOOK IT THERE FOR REPAIR, THEY RECOMMEND THAT I TAKE IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER, AT THAT TIME IT WOULD RANDOMLY STALL BUT WOULD START BACK UP SO I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CAR STALLED AGAIN AND GOT REALLY SLUGGISH I WAS ABLE TO MAKE OVER TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN BUFORD GEORGIA. THEY SAID IT NEEDED A TIRE SENSOR AFTER THEY PUT THE TIRE SENSOR ON IT STALLED OUT ON THEM AGAIN SO THEY THEN SAID IT NEEDED A ABS MODULAR ONCE THEY INSTALLED THE ABS MODULAR TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT STALLED ON THEM AGAIN THEN THEY SAID THEY FOUND SOME LOOSE WIRES NEAR THE TRANSMISSION THE FIXED AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING. I HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. DRIVETIME THEN SENT A TOW TRUCK OVER TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO CHRYSLER IN BUFORD NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE CAR NEEDS A WIRING HARNESS AT THIS POINT TO ME THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND NOT RELIABLE AT ALL. I PICK MY GRANDKIDS UP DAILY AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THEM IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE CARS STALLS AND WE GET HIT. OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WRONG AND THEY ARE SPECULATING. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 4 MONTH ON FEBRUARY 12TH 2020 AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS AND CHRYSLER CAN'T EVEN REPAIR A CHRYSLER... THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. DRIVETIME IS PAYING FOR EVERYTHING SO FAR EXCEPT OUR FUNERALS GOD FORBID SOMETHING AWFUL SHOULD HAPPEN. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY 78 IN SNELLVILLE GEORGIA AND THEY CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT STALLED OUT. THIS IS UNSAFE, WE COULD HAVE BEEN RAMMED THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF ACCELERATING, SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN, GOING DOWNHILL, IN THE INTERSECTION IT HAS SHUT DOWN BUT THAT TIME IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP

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WHILE DRIVING CAR WOULD WARN ME TO PUT IN PARK AND START CAR AGAIN. CAR AUTOMATIC SHUT IT'S SELF OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD (BUSY ROAD)

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AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING W/AN ALERT SOUND INDICATOR WHILE DRIVING

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THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT GOING INTO GEAR WHEN THE KNOB IS TURNED THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD THERE WHERE NO OPEN RECALLS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL IF THE AUTO MAKER KNOWS ABOUT THIS THEY SHOULD ADDRESS MY CONCERN WITH OR WITHOUT A RECALL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND HESITATED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO (GLENN E. THOMAS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER, 2100 E SPRING ST, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755, (562) 426-5111) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT DTC CODE: P01063 CAME UP AS THE TRANSMISSION CODE THAT OIL SOLENOID THAT WAS STOCK RELEASING THE OIL OUT OF THE CYLINDER INTO THE ENGINE WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVECTOR WAS LOCATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED WHICH ASSISTED IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,723. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY.*JS.

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ON A RETURN TRIP BACK HOME FROM STORE LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE CAR STALLED AFTER TURNING ONTO A SIDE STREET GOING ONLY A FEW MPH,ENGINE CUT OFF,RADIO WAS STILL ON. WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT, "SHIFT TO P" COMES UP ON DASH, BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. TURN IT OFF, TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT STRUGGLED TO TURN OVER A FEW TIMES BEFORE FINALLY COMING BACK ON. STALLED AGAIN PULLING INTO MY PARKING LOT. NEXT DAY I TRIED TO GO TO THE STORE AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED PULLING INTO STORE AND PULLING INTO PARKING LOT.... THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS BACK, AFTER AN OIL CHANGE IT STOPPED, BUT THIS TIME I AM NOT DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND OIL LEVEL IS FINE.

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WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING. GOES OUT AND IT GIVES "POWER STEERING UNAVAILABLE" PLUS TRACTION CONTROL AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ALL OF WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING, INCLUDING SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSE ALL POWER AND I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED AS EXITING THE FREEWAY. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS RATES OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE CYLINDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,367.

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SO IT ALL STARTED WHEN MY CAR RADIO SHORTED OUT AND WASN'T WORKING AND MY ODOMETER STARTED FLASHING. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF DRIVING WITH THE RADIO UNPLUGGED, THE CAR BATTERY STARTS DRAINING ITSELF TO A DEAD BATTERY. NOW THE CAR SITS AND DOESN'T HOLD A CHARGE FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR. MY DASH LIGHTS UP ON ITS OWN WHEN THE KEY FOBS ARE NOT IN OR NEAR THE CAR. I'VE CHANGED THE BATTERY'S TO THE KEY FOBS AND WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR IT STATES THAT THE KEY FOB IS NOT DETECTED.

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MY CAR HAS ISSUES WITH STALLING. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY AND ITS WHEN I GO TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR MAKE A TURN. IT SLOWS DOWN THEN LOOSES POWER. IT EVENTUALLY STARTS BACK UP BUT THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND ALSO IN THE MODDLE OF TRAFFIC.. HATE RO SAY BUT DOES SOMEBODY HAVE RO LOOSE THERE LIFE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I'VE COME ACROSS THIS ISSUE WITH 1 MILLION CARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY CAR BUT OF THERE WASNT.. IM STUCK WHAT DO I DO???

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THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH CUTTING OFF WITH OUT PROPER LIGHT WARNINGS. IT SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKING IT TO BE SEEN BUT NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND PEOPLE OWNING THESE TYPES OF CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY STARTER OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE SO ITS SOMETHING ELSE. IT HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND MOST DEFFINATELY WHILE MAKING TURNS.

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THE OTHER DAY I JUST DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF, WHICH WAS VERY SCARY , I PUSH THE START BUTTON A FEW TIMES AND IT STARTS AND DRIVES FINE, TIL TODAY I'M TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND IT SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND I HAD TIL SIT FOR A COUPLE CAUSE IT WOULDN'T START, FINALLY AFTER PUSHING THE START BUTTON IT STARTED AND THEN A FEW HOURS LATER I STOP AT THE STORE AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN ONCE AGAIN AS I'M PARKING MY CAR. THIS IS A SERVER HAZARDOUS DRIVING THIS CAR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIR CONDITION OR HEATER WAS IN OPERATION, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE REAR BACK UP CAMERA ACTIVATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FORWARD GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIO WAS INOPERABLE AND ALSO THAT THE FAN REMAINED IN OPERATION CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE PETERSON CHRYSLER/JEEP/RAM, 4395 FAYETTEVILLE RD, LUMBERTON, NC 28358, WHERE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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I BOUGHT A 2015 CHRYSLER 200C ABOUT 2YEARS AGO. A FEW DAYS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THAT MY ENGINE HAVE A DEFECT IN IT WHICH CAUSED THE CYLINDER HEADS TO MALFUNCTION. I WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON WITH THE V6 ENGINES IN THESE VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER PUT A EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 2011 MODELS THRU 2014. MY 2015 ALTHOUGH ITHAS THE SAME ENGINE DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT. EVERYONE I CALL SAY MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I'M PAYING FOR THAT'S PRACTICALLY NO GOOD

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ENGINE TENDS TO STALL OUT WHEN MAKING SHARP RIGHT TURNS. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES NOW, LUCKILY I WAS NEAR A VACANT PARKING LOT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND RESTART. ONCE STOPPED AND IN PARK, ENGINE HESITATES TO START THEN DRIVES AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. NO ENGINE CODES, WARNING LIGHTS, OR AURAS TO GIVE SIGHT TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM.

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MY CAR RECENTLY JUST STARTED TO JUST TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AT AUTOZONE WITH A 2 YEAR WARRANTY AND I'M SURE THE BATTERY ISN'T THE ISSUE. IN 2016 I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT MY OWN COST BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. I WAS SO ANGRY BECAUSE I HAD JUST LEASED THE CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR JUST TURNS OFF. I DO THE OIL CHANGES EVERY 4 MONTHA

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WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF LEAVING MY HOUSE THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING SAYING "ENGINE TEMP HIGH" AND THEN "SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" BUT THE BARS THAT LIGHT UP TO SHOW THE ENGINE TEMP WERE GONE. BEFORE THE WARNINGS CAME ON THE CAR SHOWED 2 BARS IN THE TEMP PANEL (FULLY HEATED UP IS NORMALLY 4 BARS). I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 15 MINUTES AND NOTHING CAME ON WHEN I STARTED IT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A FEW DAYS AGO AND WHEN IT WAS READ ON THE COMPUTER IT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE. I'VE CHECKED ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND AT LEAST 30 OTHER CARS, SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL, HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

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AFTER STARTING CAR AND DRIVING FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET, BATTERY LIGHT WILL FLASH AND THEN ENGINE WILL STALL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE MESSAGE "SHIFT VEHICLE TO PARK (P)" WILL ALSO APPEAR ON THE DASH. AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK AND TURNING OFF, THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE BATTERY LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ANY OTHER TIME AND THE BATTERY WAS RECENTLY CHANGED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT PAST THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 IS SAYING IT CAN'T DETECT THE FOB. THE FOB IS IN THE CAR WITH ME. NOW I HAVE TO START MY CAR BY PUTTING THE FOB AT THE VENT NEAR THE STEER COLUMN. THE BRAKES WAS HARD AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN I PUSH START TO START THE CAR.

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LOSS OF POWER WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. 30% OIL AND FULL TANK OF GAS. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STALLS AS I APPLY THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIM'S NO BULL LOCATED AT 1030 MS-15, LAUREL, MS 39440, (601) 425-4701, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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